FOE at Seed Freedom Food Festival September 27th
The Fair Food Adelaide Collective and March Against Monsanto will have stalls at the
Seed Freedom Food Festival
Saturday 27 September
Market Shed
1 Holland St Adelaide
10am-4pm
Come and say hello!
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March Against Monsanto 11am Sat 24 May
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March Against Monsanto
Friends of the Earth Adelaide’s Fair Food collective are proud to support the March Against Monsanto Genetically-Modified-Organism-Free Food project.
A rally and march is planned for Saturday May 24th 2014 starting at Parliament House at 11am followed by a workshop on goals & strategies for activists. The theme of the rally is “Educating the General Public about GMOs”
More information can be found on Facebook: March Against Monsanto Event page and Networking Community Group
Please contact marchagainstmonsantoadelaide@gmail.com or adelaide.office@foe.org.au for more information
Political forum on Premium Clean Food in SA 12 March 2014
An election forum on party food policies and plans. Candidates will each present their party’s policies on this topic, followed by a panel discussion and audience questions. Information on premium food and wine from our clean environment – one of the seven Strategic Priorities for SA.
Panelists include The Hon. Gail Gago MLC, Minister for Agriculture, Food and Fisheries, The Hon. Mark Parnell MLC, Parliamentary Leader of the SA Greens, The Hon. David Ridgway MLC, Shadow Minister for Agriculture, Primary Industries and the Environment.
Wednesday 12 March 2014, 6.30pm for 7pm start (finish approx 8.30pm) Bradley Forum, Hawke Building Level 5, UniSA City West campus
More information and Register for this FREE event
Proudly supported by Food Matters Onkaparinga, Adjust Earth, SA Genetic Food Information Network, the Regional Food Industry Association and Friends of the Earth Adelaide
Farming the City
FARMING THE CITY
An exploration into building sustainable food production in Adelaide with visionary farmer Michael Ableman
BEYOND ORGANIC: FILM SCREENING AND DISCUSSION WITH MICHAEL ABLEMAN
The award-winning ‘Beyond Organic: The Vision of Fairview Gardens’ tells the story of an urban farm in the middle of some of the most expensive real estate in the US. Managed by Michael Ableman for 20 years, this 12-acre organic farm has become a model of sustainable food production and community involvement. Free entry.
7.00-9.00pm, Tuesday 17 April 2012
Woodville Town Hall, 74 Woodville Road, Woodville
URBAN AGRICULTURE: A WORKSHOP ON GROWING FOR MARKET AND COMMUNITY
Drawing on his experiences as both a rural and urban farmer, Michael Ableman will lead a free, full-day workshop and discussion on the challenges, myths, strategies, structures, and methods for creating vibrant food production enterprises in and around our cities.
9.00am-5.00pm, Wednesday 18 April 2012
Henley Town Hall, 378 Seaview Road, Henley Beach
This event now has only a few seats remaining. To book your place, please email adelaide.office@foe.org.au, with a contact number, and indicate whether you’d like to pay for a catered lunch and snacks ($20).
MICHAEL ABLEMAN is a farmer, author, and photographer. He is the founder and executive director emeritus of The Center for Urban Agriculture at Fairview Gardens, one of the oldest and most diverse organic farms in southern California. Ableman is currently directing SOLEfood, an urban agriculture enterprise established in Vancouver, British Columbia, to provide employment to individuals experiencing poverty and addiction. He is the author and photographer of numerous books. He lives and farms at the historic 120 acre Foxglove Farm, where he also directs the Center For Arts, Ecology, and Agriculture.
Presented by Friends of the Earth Adelaide, the City of Charles Sturt, Slow Food Adelaide & Barossa, the Permaculture Association of SA, Grange Organic & Sustainable Market and Transition Adelaide West